MALONEY, CAROLYN B. (a Representative from New York)
Addresses
Armenian Genocide Anniversary: Nanor Harutunian, Armenian Youth Federation, E711
Amendments
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5386), H2707, H2759 [17MY], H2805 [18MY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit interference by the government with a woman's right to choose to bear a child or terminate a pregnancy (see H.R. 5151), H1678 [6AP]
American Jewish Committee: anniversary (see H. Res. 773), H1918 [27AP]
Animals: support and provide financial resources for conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations (see H.R. 1707), H565 [2MR]
Anti-Slavery Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 691), H389 [16FE]
Arab League: disapprove decision to hold summit in Khartoum, Sudan, and call on all involved parties and the world community to work to end genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan (see H. Res. 675), H273 [14FE]
Armed Forces: prohibit certain demonstrations at cemeteries under the control of the National Cemetery Administration and at Arlington National Cemetery (see H.R. 5037), H2102 [3MY]
———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 4949), H972 [14MR]
———reduce sexual assault and domestic violence involving members and their families and partners (see H.R. 5212), H1852 [26AP]
Aviation: ensure inspection of cargo carried on passenger aircraft (see H.R. 4373), H1681 [6AP]
———improve air cargo security (see H.R. 2044), H1681 [6AP]
Baltimore, MD: anniversary of Port of Baltimore (see H. Res. 870), H4135 [15JN]
Bankruptcy: reform executive compensation in corporate bankruptcies (see H.R. 5113), H1917 [27AP]
Bono: Time (publication) Person of the Year award recipient (see H. Res. 638), H874 [13MR]
Budget: reallocate certain defense and energy programs funds to other domestic priorities (see H.R. 4898), H1453 [4AP]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), request the President to transmit documents relating to differences between the House-passed version and the version signed by the President (see H. Res. 752), H1390 [30MR]
Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see H.J. Res. 86), H2961 [19MY]
Bush, President: censure for lack of response to information requests and alleged misstatements relative to Iraq war, intelligence manipulation, torture policy, and retaliation against critics (see H. Res. 636), H160 [7FE]
Cameron, James: tribute (see H. Res. 867), H4008 [14JN]
Captain George A. Wood Post Office Building, Utica, NY: designate (see H.R. 4962), H1197 [28MR]
Carpenter, Chris: tribute (see H. Res. 627), H1391 [30MR]
Cheek, Joey: honor Olympic team member and recognize need to work with international partners to help bring an end to the ongoing genocide in Darfur region of Sudan and the suffering of children in Chad (see H. Con. Res. 397), H3227 [24MY]
Cheney, Vice President: censure for lack of response to information requests and alleged misstatements relative to Iraq war, intelligence manipulation, torture policy, and retaliation against critics (see H. Res. 637), H160 [7FE]
Children and youth: reauthorize permanently the use of penalty and franked mail in efforts to locate and recover missing children (see H.R. 4416), H1320 [29MR]
China, People's Republic of: clarify actionability of exchange-rate manipulation under countervailing duty provisions and product-specific safeguard mechanisms of U.S. trade laws (see H.R. 1498), H645 [7MR]
Committee on Administration Predetermination To Go to War and Manipulation of Intelligence (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 635), H160 [7FE]
Committee on the Library (Joint): obtain a statue of Constantino Brumidi for display in the Capital Visitor Center (see H.R. 5562), H3641 [8JN]
Committees of the House: establish a select committee to investigate the awarding and carrying out of contracts to conduct activities in Afghanistan and Iraq and to fight the war on terrorism (see H. Res. 116), H275 [14FE]
Copyrights: provide protection for fashion design (see H.R. 5055), H2503 [10MY]
CPSC: issue regulations mandating child-resistant closures on all portable gasoline containers (see H.R. 4023), H451 [28FE]
D. Mallory Stephens Post Office, Patterson, NY: designate (see H.R. 5685), H4554 [26JN]
Dept. of Agriculture: improve access to food stamps by reducing administrative requirements and award grants to certain nonprofit groups to establish a Beyond the Soup Kitchen Pilot Program (see H.R. 5158), H1678 [6AP]
Dept. of Defense: establish procedures for consideration of applications for award of the Purple Heart to certain POW (see H.R. 2369), H225 [8FE]
Dept. of Education: create a pilot program to increase the number of graduate educated nurse faculty to meet the future need for qualified nurses (see H.R. 3173), H1917 [27AP]
———urge withdrawal of changes contained in the ``Additional Clarification of Intercollegiate Athletics Policy—Three-Part Test-Part Three'' that harm Title IX (see H. Res. 735), H1130 [16MR]
Dept. of Energy: ensure equitable provision of pension and medical benefits to contractor employees (see H.R. 5362), H2641 [16MY]
Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 5201), H2706 (see H.R. 5201), H2758 [17MY]
———award on a competitive basis grants to public and private entities to establish or expand teenage pregnancy prevention program (see H.R. 3555), H2586 [11MY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: award competitive grants to units of local government for innovative programs that address expenses incurred in responding to the needs of undocumented immigrants (see H.R. 5217), H1915 [27AP]
———implement Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative and other registered traveler programs (see H.R. 5536), H3724 [9JN]
Dept. of HUD: reauthorize the HOPE VI Program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing (see H.R. 5347), H2502 [10MY]
Dept. of the Interior: study suitability and feasibility of designating Oak Point and North Brother Island in the Bronx, NY, as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 5423), H2832 (see H.R. 5423), H2890 [18MY]
———suspend Federal oil and gas royalty relief for production of oil and natural gas occurring in any period in which oil and gas prices exceed certain amounts (see H.R. 4749), H273 [14FE]
Dept. of Transportation: report to Congress on proposed changes to policies that prohibit foreign interests from exercising control over economic and security decisions of U.S. airlines (see H.R. 4542), H451 [28FE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve pension program (see H.R. 5119), H1677 [6AP]
———provide free credit monitoring and credit reports for veterans and others affected by the theft of veterans' personal data and ensure notification of such thefts (see H.R. 5455), H3227 [24MY] (see H.R. 5588), H4220 [19JN]
———recalculate retirement annuities for certain health care professionals performing part-time services (see H.R. 4298), H1197 [28MR]
Disabled: enhance and further research into paralysis and improve rehabilitation and quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities (see H.R. 1554), H1980 [2MY]
Diseases: advance medical research and treatments of pediatric cancers, ensure access to current treatments and information, establish a national childhood cancer database, and promote public awareness (see H.R. 4927), H4680 [27JN]
———enhance public and health professional awareness and understanding of lupus and strengthen research efforts to identify the causes and cure of lupus (see H.R. 3307), H3643 [8JN]
———establish comprehensive and integrated HIV prevention strategy emphasizing the needs of women and girls in countries for which assistance is provided to combat HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 5674), H4520 [22JN]
Ecology and environment: enforce certain environmental laws, expand the definition of environmental justice, and direct each Federal agency to establish an Environmental Justice Office (see H.R. 1648), H3724 [9JN]
Education: expand loan forgiveness and loan cancellation programs for teachers and nurses (see H.R. 1522), H1917 [27AP]
———raise awareness, and create educational programs, concerning eating disorders (see H.R. 49), H2339 [9MY]
Employment: provide for a paid family and medical leave insurance program (see H.R. 3192), H4189 [16JN]
Energy Policy Act: repeal provisions (see H.R. 4479), H1743 [25AP]
Executive departments: reform operations (see H.R. 5112), H1676 [6AP]
Eximbank: reauthorize and reform operations (see H.R. 5068), H1389 [30MR]
FAA: replace Administrator's arbitrary authority to impose wages and working conditions with neutral binding arbitration in the case of an impasse in labor-management negotiations (see H.R. 4755), H566 [2MR]
Families and domestic relations: improve the lives of working families by providing assistance and encouraging the establishment of family-friendly workplaces (see H.R. 1589), H2102 [3MY]
———provide for mandatory revocation of passports of individuals whose arrears in child support payments have reached a certain level (see H.R. 4956), H1131 [16MR]
Family and Medical Leave Act: eliminate an hours of service requirement for benefits (see H.R. 5364), H2584 [11MY]
Federal employees: require health benefits coverage for infertility treatment (see H.R. 735), H1196 [28MR]
Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 737), H1454 [4AP]
Finucane, Patrick: urge full and impartial inquiry into murder of human rights lawyer by British-loyalist paramilitaries (see H. Res. 734), H1130 [16MR] (see H. Res. 740), H1196 [28MR]
Food: require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 5269), H1979 [2MY]
Foreign aid: require recipients of U.S. foreign assistance to certify that the assistance will not be used to intentionally traffic in goods or services that contain counterfeit marks (see H.R. 5249), H4958 [10JY]
Foreign Assistance Act: improve voluntary family planning programs in developing countries (see H.R. 4188), H1981 [2MY]
———provide contraceptives in developing countries in order to prevent unintended pregnancies, abortions, and the transmission of sexually transmitted infections (see H.R. 4736), H1981 [2MY]
Foreign policy: authorize U.S. participation in, and appropriations for, the U.S. contribution to the first replenishment of the Enterprise for the Americas Multilateral Investment Fund (see H.R. 4916), H866 [9MR]
———request the President and direct the Dept. of State to transmit documents relating to strategies and plans either designed to cause regime change in or for use of military force against Iran (see H. Res. 846), H4328 [20JN]
Foreign trade: extend certain trade preferences to least-developed countries (see H.R. 886), H25 [31JA]
Friedan, Betty: tribute (see H. Res. 695), H389 [16FE]
FTC: establish Office of Internet Safety and Public Awareness (see H.R. 4982), H3497 [7JN]
Gambling: establish a commission to study the proper response to growth in Internet gambling (see H.R. 5474), H3226 [24MY]
Gates, Bill and Melinda: Time (publication) Person of the Year award recipients (see H. Res. 638), H874 [13MR]
Germany: urge immediate action to combat sex trafficking in connection with the 2006 Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup (see H. Res. 860), H4521 [22JN]
Government: require more rigorous requirements relative to ethics and lobbying (see H.R. 4682), H153 [1FE]
Great Lakes: establish a collaborative protection program (see H.R. 5100), H4328 [20JN]
Guyana: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 792), H3227 [24MY]
Haiti: urge multilateral financial institutions to immediately cancel debts under the Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative and the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative (see H. Res. 888), H4520 [22JN]
Health: encourage enactment of compehensive health care reform legislation (see H. Con. Res. 410), H2961 [19MY]
———support effective treatment of and access to care for individuals with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis (see H. Con. Res. 340), H451 [28FE]
Higher Education Act: reduce interest rates for student and parent borrowers (see H.R. 5150), H2833 (see H.R. 5150), H2891 [18MY]
House Rules: protect integrity of the institution of the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 659), H24 [31JA]
———require that legislation and conference reports be available on the Internet prior to consideration by the House (see H. Res. 688), H1563 [5AP]
———restore transparency, accountability, and oversight (see H. Res. 686), H1131 [16MR]
Housing: expand homeownership in States having high housing costs (see H.R. 176), H2339 [9MY]
———modernize and update the National Housing Act and enable the FHA to use risk-based pricing to more effectively reach underserved borrowers (see H.R. 5121), H2180 [8MY]
Hudson-Fulton-Champlain 400th Commemoration Commission: establish (see H.R. 5501), H3307 (see H.R. 5501), H3359 [25MY]
Hurricanes: recover, reclaim, restore and reconstruct lives and communities and reunite families devastated by Hurricane Katrina and address issues of poverty exposed by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 4197), H389 [16FE]
Immigration: provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 3006), H2586 [11MY]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: enhance educational services for persons with autism spectrum disorders and expand loan forgiveness for teachers of autistic children (see H.R. 4059), H155 [1FE]
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act: amend relative to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (see H.R. 5000), H1129 [16MR]
Intelligence services: reiterate that certain statutes are the exclusive means by which domestic electronic surveillance may be conducted (see H.R. 5371), H2833 (see H.R. 5371), H2891 [18MY]
International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (nonprofit organization): anniversary (see H. Res. 844), H3308 (see H. Res. 844), H3361 [25MY]
Iraq: commend and support Radio Al Mahaba, Iraq's first and only radio station for women (see H. Res. 784), H2503 [10MY]
———direct the Depts. of State and Defense, and request the President, to provide certain information relative to contracting with any entity for public relations purposes (see H. Res. 685), H566 [2MR]
———disapprove granting of amnesty to persons known to have attacked, kidnapped, wounded, or killed members of the U.S. Armed Forces or U.S. citizens (see H.J. Res. 90), H4520 [22JN]
Irish-American Heritage Month: designate (see H. Res. 733), H1130 [16MR]
Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 392), H1852 [26AP]
Jacob Fletcher Post Office Building, Babylon, NY: designate (see H.R. 5664), H4423 [21JN]
James Jordan Foundation: express gratitude for improving lives of inner city youth in the U.S. and initiating a public-private collaborative to establish a women and children's hospital in Nairobi, Kenya (see H. Res. 812), H3227 [24MY]
Japan: encourage issuance of an apology for the sexual enslavement of young women during colonial occupation of Asia during World War II (see H. Res. 759), H1981 [2MY]
King, Coretta Scott: tribute (see H. Res. 655), H156 [1FE]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: provide for expeditious disclosure of records relevant to life and assassination (see H.R. 2554), H509 [1MR]
Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3476), H1980 [2MY]
Lincoln, Abraham: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial of birth (see H.R. 2808), H4795 [28JN]
Long Island Sound Stewardship Initiative: establish (see H.R. 5160), H1679 [6AP]
Magen David Adom (organization): congratulate for achieving full membership in the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (see H. Con. Res. 435), H4554 [26JN]
Medicaid: include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 699), H1196 [28MR]
Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1333), H1680 [6AP]
———extend initial enrollment period for prescription drug benefits, waive penalties for late enrollment, allow prescription drug plan enrollment changes once a year, and limit drug formulary changes (see H.R. 5116), H2503 [10MY]
———make a technical correction in the definition of outpatient speech-language pathology services (see H.R. 3795), H1390 [30MR]
———preserve beneficiary access to community cancer care (see H.R. 4098), H3137 [23MY]
———prohibit removal of covered drugs from prescription drug plan formularies during the plan year (see H.R. 5102), H1562 [5AP]
———repeal income-related increase in part B premiums (see H.R. 5147), H2706 (see H.R. 5147), H2758 [17MY]
———restore financial stability to anesthesiology teaching programs for resident physicians (see H.R. 5246), H2503 [10MY]
Medicare/Medicaid: reimburse States for costs incurred by covering dual eligible populations under the Medicare prescription drug benefit plan (see H.R. 4665), H23 [31JA]
Mental health: combat autism through research, screening, intervention, and education (see H.R. 2421), H1742 [25AP]
———increase number of well-trained mental health service professionals providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents (see H.R. 1106), H1980 [2MY]
Mental Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 401), H3227 [24MY]
Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 4681), H274 [14FE]
Minorities: recognize and take active measures to increase the low presence of minorities and women in upper level positions of management in the financial services industry (see H. Con. Res. 429), H3908 [13JN]
Money: reform certain requirements for reporting cash transactions (see H.R. 5341), H2502 [10MY]
Motor vehicles: require higher standards of automobile fuel efficiency to reduce the amount of oil used for fuel by automobiles in the U.S. by 10 percent beginning in 2016 (see H.R. 3762), H4134 [15JN]
Music and dance: recognize the African American Spiritual as a national treasure (see H. Res. 790), H1980 [2MY]
NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 335), H275 [14FE]
National Archives and Records Administration: establish database to preserve servitude, emancipation, and post-Civil War reconstruction records and provide grants to establish similar State and local databases (see H.R. 5216), H1915 [27AP]
National Association of Teachers in Further and Higher Education: condemn recent vote by British trade union to boycott Israeli academia (see H. Res. 858), H3723 [9JN]
National Campus Safety Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 765), H1562 [5AP]
National Child Care Worthy Wage Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 395), H1916 [27AP]
National Commission on Surveillance Activities and the Rights of Americans: establish (see H.R. 5223), H1915 [27AP]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (see H.R. 5017), H1195 [28MR]
National Guard: commend members, fully fund equipment needs, and request consultation by the Dept. of Defense with Congress and the States prior to proposing force structure changes (see H. Res. 665), H275 [14FE]
National High School Mock Trial Championship, Inc.: call on Board of Directors to accommodate students of all religious faiths (see H. Res. 600), H226 [8FE]
National Police Athletic League Youth Enrichment Act: revise and extend (see H.R. 4005), H1853 [26AP]
National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (see H.R. 478), H868 [9MR]
———ensure while promoting foreign investment and job creation, reform examination process for such investments, and establish Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. (see H.R. 5337), H2501 [10MY]
———improve maritime and cargo security through enhanced layered defenses (see H.R. 4954), H972 [14MR]
———require an investigation of proposal to transfer management of certain U.S. ports to a United Arab Emirates state-owned company (see H.R. 4807), H509 [1MR]
———support efforts to track terrorist financing under existing law and express concern over disclosure of classified information on methods by which terrorists are traced (see H. Res. 900), H4916 [29JN]
National Security Agency: require Dept. of Justice to submit documents on Presidential authorization of electronic surveillance of certain U.S. citizens without court-approved warrants (see H. Res. 643), H275 [14FE]
National Vigil for Lost Promise: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 422), H3424 [6JN]
New Windsor, NY: recognize and support effort of New York to develop the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor (see H. Con. Res. 419), H3308 (see H. Con. Res. 419), H3360 [25MY]
Older Americans Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 5293), H3643 [8JN]
———authorizing appropriations for nutrition services (see H.R. 1792), H1197 [28MR]
Olympic games: tribute to citizens of Italy, the Torino Olympic Organizing Committee, the International Olympic Committee, the U.S. Olympic Committee, the U.S. Olympic Team, and athletes from around the world (see H. Res. 697), H1453 [4AP]
Parks, Rosa: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H.R. 4343), H566 [2MR]
Patterson, Floyd: tribute (see H. Res. 840), H3226 [24MY]
Power resources: improve energy efficiency of the U.S. (see H.R. 4384), H1743 [25AP]
———increase utilization of domestically produced renewable, biobased motor fuels and the manufacture of flexible-fuel vehicles (see H.R. 5372), H4917 [29JN]
———protect consumers from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels during energy emergencies (see H.R. 3936), H1917 [27AP]
———restore fairness in the provision of incentives for oil and gas production (see H.R. 5300), H2173 [4MY]
Public housing: repeal requirements for residents to engage in community service and complete economic self-sufficiency programs (see H.R. 1018), H2833 (see H.R. 1018), H2890 [18MY]
Public safety officers: provide benefits to those who die or become disabled as a result of certain injuries (see H.R. 1147), H4917 [29JN]
Puerto Rico: provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (see H.R. 4867), H1131 [16MR]
Pujols, Albert: tribute (see H. Res. 626), H1391 [30MR]
Railroads: establish rail worker emergency training program (see H.R. 4372), H1197 [28MR]
Ronald Bucca Post Office, Tuckahoe, NY: designate (see H.R. 4995), H1128 [16MR]
Ryan White Care Act: prevent any reauthorization from imposing catastrophic losses in funding for States with the highest prevalence of HIV/AIDS (see H. Res. 893), H4918 [29JN]
School Bus Safety Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 498), H1744 [25AP]
Securities: prohibit securities trading based on nonpublic information relating to Congress and require additional reporting by Members and employees of Congress of securities transactions (see H.R. 5015), H1563 [5AP]
Senior citizens: ensure adequate public-private infrastructure and resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation (see H.R. 4993), H1128 [16MR]
Shipping industry: prohibit the entry of ocean shipping containers into the U.S. unless such containers have been scanned and sealed before loading on the vessel for shipment (see H.R. 4899), H790 [8MR]
Ships and vessels: require the owner of a cruise ship that calls at a U.S. port to report crimes that occur on the cruise ship in which a U.S. citizen was a victim (see H.R. 5707), H4795 [28JN]
Social Security: provide entitlement to dependents' and survivors' benefits under Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program to permanent partnerships (see H.R. 5152), H1678 [6AP]
Springsteen, Bruce: anniversary of record album ``Born to Run'' (see H. Res. 628), H26 [31JA]
SSI: extend for refugees, asylees, and certain other humanitarian immigrants (see H.R. 899), H3424 [6JN]
Sudan: condemn attacks on civilians, call on all parties to abide by the ceasefire agreement, approve peacekeeping forces, and urge the U.S. to help improve security in the Darfur region (see H. Res. 723), H972 [14MR]
Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 414), H1853 [26AP]
———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1120), H973 [14MR]
———encourage investment in affordable housing (see H.R. 4873), H869 [9MR]
———exclude from gross income a portion of lifetime income payments from annuities and similiar payments of life insurance proceeds at dates later than death (see H.R. 819), H3788 [12JN]
———expand the incentives for the rehabilitation of older buildings including owner-occupied residences (see H.R. 5420), H2832 (see H.R. 5420), H2890 [18MY]
———extend period of limitation to file claims for refunds on account of disability determinations by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 4727), H224 [8FE]
———extend the investment tax credit relative to solar energy property and qualified fuel cell property (see H.R. 5206), H4190 [16JN]
———include heavier vehicles and sport utility vehicles in the limitations on the depreciation of certain luxury automobiles and to impose the gas guzzler tax on such vehicles (see H.R. 5579), H4521 [22JN]
———provide incentives for employer-provided employee housing assistance (see H.R. 3194), H1320 [29MR]
———repeal certain oil and gas subsidies and appropriate the proceeds to double certain alternative energy incentives (see H.R. 4623), H1917 [27AP]
Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 3427), H1980 [2MY]
U.N.: call for a commission that will build an abolitionists movement to end slavery, human trafficking, and exploitation around the world (see H. Res. 490), H1198 [28MR]
Veterans: expand and enhance educational assistance for survivors and dependents (see H.R. 4361), H333 [15FE]
———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1951), H1453 [4AP]
Vietnam: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 5602), H3908 [13JN]
Voting Rights Act: amend (see H.R. 9), H2339 [9MY]
Wasserstein, Wendy: tribute (see H. Res. 719), H867 [9MR]
Whistleblowing: improve protections (see H.R. 4925), H867 [9MR]
Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 4747), H2706 (see H.R. 4747), H2758 [17MY]
———issue of a semipostal in order to afford a convenient means by which members of the public may contribute towards the acquisition of works of art to honor female pioneers in Government service (see H.R. 5065), H1389 [30MR]
———strengthen family planning services (see H. Con. Res. 404), H3309 (see H. Con. Res. 404), H3362 [25MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Afghanistan: promote empowerment of women (see H.R. 5185), H1741 [25AP]
American Ballet Theatre: tribute (see H. Res. 751), H1390 [30MR]
Children's Development Commission (Kiddie Mac): establish (see H.R. 5207), H1851 [26AP]
Clinton, William J.: tribute (see H. Res. 901), H4916 [29JN]
Dept. of Defense: require implementation of Defense Incident-Based Reporting System (see H.R. 5735), H4915 [29JN]
Dept. of HUD: insure mortgages for acquisition, construction, or substantial rehabilitation of child care and development facilities (see H.R. 5207), H1851 [26AP]
Fair Credit Reporting Act: provide individuals the ability to control access to their credit reports (see H.R. 5482), H3306 (see H.R. 5482), H3359 [25MY]
Family and Medical Leave Act: expand (see H.R. 5625), H4133 [15JN]
FDA: conduct consumer testing to determine appropriateness of labeling requirements for indoor tanning devices and whether the requirements provide sufficient information on the risks such devices pose (see H.R. 4767), H387 [16FE]
Federal employees: ensure that at least one-half of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (see H.R. 5148), H1678 [6AP]
FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting fraudulent advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 5052), H1389 [30MR]
Iraq: authorize assistance for women and girls (see H.R. 5548), H3496 [7JN]
National security: implement certain recommendations relative to review of certain mergers, acquisitions, or takeovers by or with any foreign person (see H.R. 4915), H866 [9MR]
Descriptions
Debra Brown Steinberg's work assisting families of World Trade Center victims, E816
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H4425 [22JN]
Remarks
Afghanistan: authorize assistance for women and girls, H3697
———promote empowerment of women, E1026
———promote empowerment of women (H.R. 5185), E589
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5384), H3056 [23MY]
American Ballet Theatre: tribute (H. Res. 751), H2611
American Business Media (organization): anniversary, E587
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: anniversary, E492
Armed Forces: performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, H2450 [10MY]
Armenia: anniversary of genocide, E642
Arts and humanities: National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities funding, H2793
Berlusconi, Silvio: U.S. visit, H1064 [16MR]
Brewer, Gale: National Organization for Women Elizabeth Cady Stanton Award recipient, E402
———NOW-NYC Elizabeth Cady Stanton Award recipient, E1353
Budget: deficit, H1288 [29MR], H2764 [18MY]
———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), conference report, E814
———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), motion to instruct conferees, H1288 [29MR]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2011 (H. Con. Res. 376), H1460 [5AP], H1578, H1581 [6AP], H2764 [18MY], E887
Bush, President: evaluation of economic policies, H2106 [4MY]
Business and Professional Women's Foundation: anniversary, E195
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP: tribute, E316
Children's Development Commission (Kiddie Mac): establish (H.R. 5207), E615
Civil liberties: clarify disclosure requirements for individuals who receive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act orders and national security letters, and for library records (S. 2271), E319
Clinton, William J.: tribute (H. Res. 901), E1349
Credit: improve ratings quality through competition, transparency, and accountability in the credit rating agency industry (H.R. 2990), H5082 [12JY]
Crime: combat unlawful commercial sex activities by targeting demand, prohibit operation of sex tours, and protect children and assist State and local law enforcement relative to such activities, H4807
Dept. of Agriculture: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service invasive species eradication funding, H3056 [23MY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5122), H2450 [10MY]
———require implementation of Defense Incident-Based Reporting System (H.R. 5735), E1351
Dept. of Education: extend period during which a State or local educational agency may obligate temporary emergency impact aid for elementary and secondary school students displaced by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita (H.R. 5354), H2968 [22MY]
Dept. of HUD: Community Development Block Grant Program section 108 loan guarantee program funding, H3872, H3873 [13JN]
———insure mortgages for acquisition, construction, or substantial rehabilitation of child care and development facilities (H.R. 5207), E615
Dept. of Justice: Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funding, H4807
———Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (Byrne/JAG Grant Program) funding through reductions in Bureau of the Census funding, H4656
Dept. of the Interior: Minerals Management Service State and tribal auditing funding, H2805 [18MY]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5386), H2793
———making appropriations (H.R. 5386), consideration (H. Res. 818), H2770 [18MY]
Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5576), H3872, H3873 [13JN], E1164
Disasters: improve ability of Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior to promptly implement recovery treatments in response to catastrophic events affecting forest lands (H.R. 4200), E908
Economy: growth, H1366 [30MR], H3234 [25MY], H4426 [22JN]
———impact of tax cuts, H1578, H1581 [6AP]
Fair Credit Reporting Act: provide individuals the ability to control access to their credit reports (H.R. 5482), E993
Family and Medical Leave Act: expand (H.R. 5625), E1171
FCC: preserve openness of the Internet, promote fair competition among network and service providers, and support an expedited complaint process, E1110
FDA: conduct consumer testing to determine appropriateness of labeling requirements for indoor tanning devices and whether the requirements provide sufficient information on the risks such devices pose (H.R. 4767), E188
Federal employees: provide for participation of judicial branch employees in the Federal leave transfer program for disasters and emergencies (S. 1736), H2984 [22MY]
Financial institutions: provide regulatory relief and improve productivity for insured depository institutions (H.R. 3505), H720 [8MR]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5522), H3697
Foreign policy: authorize U.S. participation in, and appropriations for, the U.S. contribution to the first replenishment of the Enterprise for the Americas Multilateral Investment Fund (H.R. 4916), H1698, H1699 [25AP]
Government: provide greater transparency relative to lobbying activities (H.R. 4975), H2024
Greece: anniversary of Pontian Greek genocide, E874
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, E451
Ham, Kathleen: National Organization for Women Susan B. Anthony Award recipient, E402
———NOW-NYC Susan B. Anthony Award recipient, E1353
Holocaust: remembrance, E632
Immigration: provide nonimmigrant spouses and children of nonimmigrant aliens who died in terrorist attacks on the U.S. an opportunity to adjust their status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence (H.R. 3575), E316
Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5020), consideration (H. Res. 774), H1781 [26AP]
International Women's Day: observance, E315
Iraq: authorize assistance for women and girls (H.R. 5548), E1031
Lewis and Clark Expedition Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act: make certain clarifying and technical amendments (H.R. 5401), H2983 [22MY]
Lublin, Nancy: National Organization for Women Susan B. Anthony Award recipient, E402
———NOW-NYC Susan B. Anthony Award recipient, E1353
Maccioni, Egidiana: Marymount Manhattan College President's Medal recipient, E503
Manning, Jane: National Organization for Women Susan B. Anthony Award recipient, E402
———NOW-NYC Susan B. Anthony Award recipient, E1353
Money: reform certain requirements for reporting cash transactions (H.R. 5341), H4577 [27JN]
Nagorno-Karabakh: democracy efforts, E242
National One-Stop Month: support goals (H. Res. 808), H2969 [22MY]
National Park Service: make necessary safety improvements to the Statue of Liberty and fully reopen the Statue to the public, H2800
National security: implement certain recommendations relative to review of certain mergers, acquisitions, or takeovers by or with any foreign person (H.R. 4915), E340
———proposal to transfer management of certain U.S. ports to a United Arab Emirates state-owned company, E340
———support efforts to track terrorist financing and condemn disclosure and publication of classified information on this crucial method by which terrorists are traced (H. Res. 895), H4886 [29JN]
———support efforts to track terrorist financing under existing law and express concern over disclosure of classified information on methods by which terrorists are traced, H4886 [29JN]
National Women's Confidence Day: observance, H3431 [7JN], E226
New York: tribute to National Guard 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry, E400
New York, NY: anniversary of Women's City Club, E870
———mass transit projects funding, E1164
Outer Continental Shelf: limit issuance of new leases for offshore oil and gas production to companies not providing proper royalty payments, H2837 [18MY]
Power resources: national energy policy, H1985 [3MY]
Privacy and Civil Liberties Board: reestablish, H1781 [26AP]
Reid, Oraia: NOW-NYC Susan B. Anthony Award recipient, E1353
RightRides (nonprofit organization): National Organization for Women Susan B. Anthony Award recipient, E402
Ruybal, Consuelo: NOW-NYC Susan B. Anthony Award recipient, E1353
Saudi Arabia: urge government to live up to World Trade Organization commitments and end all aspects of any boycott on Israel (H. Con. Res. 370), H1485
Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5672), H4656
Steinberg, Debra Brown: ABA Pro Bono Publico Award recipient, E816
Taxation: provide relief from the alternative minimum tax, H1288 [29MR], E814
———repeal sunset on reduction of capital gains rates for individuals and on taxation of dividends of individuals at capital gain rates, H1288 [29MR]
Telecommunications: promote deployment of broadband networks and services (H.R. 5252), E1110
Terrorism: commend those who have taken part, and declare that the U.S. will prevail, in the Global War on Terror and complete mission to create a sovereign and free Iraq (H. Res. 861), H4083 [15JN], E1198
U.N.: U.S. contribution to U.N. Population Fund, H3697
VOA: funding, H4714 [28JN]
Votes: correction, E908
———position on missed, E1234
World Harmony Foundation: tribute to launch of Global Recycling for Peace and Harmony program, E1231
World War II: anniversary of Battle of Crete, E948
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H221 [8FE], H1193 [28MR], H1387 [30MR], H1912 [27AP]
Statements
Post 9/11 Pollution: Kimberly Flynn, 9/11 Environmental Action (organization), E1306
Tributes
Chang, Jenny Chia-Jen, E876
Flynn, Kimberly, E1306
King, Coretta Scott, E79
Levinsohn, Robert J., E491
Rooney, Timothy J., E398
Todd, Lew, E1030
Warren, Charles S., E34